September 12, 2003, 22:15
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Hi everybody!
Yep, i´m the same argie that appeared here and cheered for the pumas some time ago 
World Cup is near... so i´m back 
You know, i just wanna have fun watching the pumas beating your national teams and winning the trophy (that always happens in my dreams!! )
Nope, seriously... i just wanna share with you all the world cups news, matches, etc.
BTW,
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As for fixtures - Pumas-Australia and Ireland-Australia should be tasty and I'm certainly going to catch NZ-Wales.
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Really? i prefer the Pumas-Ireland rematch of the wc99 
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September 12, 2003, 22:31
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 Welcome back! Just in time!
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September 13, 2003, 05:30
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Start of the season here in France. I've just had a match against a team of 1ere serie (in Bourgogne) which didn't get promoted to the higher level (honneur) despite ending first of their championship last year, apparently for lack of a reserve team. Now they are 200 in the village, how do you expect them to field two rugby teams every week?
Anyway, I've got the usual set of bruises everywhere on the body (sore feet from the studs, aching legs, aghing thighs, aching back, small cut on the finger, very nice set of red marks on the face with a protruding lip thanks to the opponent fly half's elbow). And I still love this game.
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September 14, 2003, 09:34
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Welcome back Academia! Argentina v Ireland is definitely one I will be looking forward to. I like both teams, but I think it would be great for Argentinean rugby if the Pumas did really well, and I would like to see rugby grow in that part of the world.
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September 14, 2003, 09:37
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Interesting stats indeed. Otago had heaps more ball but obviously coughed it up heaps more. And, with no tries, they obviously had trouble finishing. Or, to put it the other way, Waikato made the very most of their opportunities. Incredible ruck/maul imbalance too.
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Waikato's defence was also a lot stronger too. On many occasions their defence drove Otago back a good 20 - 30 metres. Waikato's kicker had a shocking night, so the scoreline could easily have been a lot more embarrassing for Otago.
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September 14, 2003, 14:46
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I'd imagine a two-man team of Clive Woodward and Will Carling would deserve a place in front of Italy at the moment.
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Carling would be too busy looking for his next ****! 
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September 14, 2003, 15:05
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Thanx guys!! it´s good to be around one more time
I assume you´ve already asked this question... anyway, i don´t know your opinion so i´m gonna make it
Who´s your fav team for the world cup? In your opinion, who will win the trophy??
I choose England
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September 14, 2003, 16:49
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NZ of course.
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September 14, 2003, 18:56
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You're asking two questions and the answers might not necessarily be the same. Not in my case, anyway. Naturally my favourite team is the Wallabies, but I don't think they can win the cup. I've already backed the All Blacks to win. I think they'll romp through the tournament until they run into a team with high quality forwards - which is to say, England. The French forwards might trouble them, but I don't know that the French have the quality elsewhere on the field to trouble them. England does. Thus, IMHO, if the All Blacks can keep their game against England out of the forwards, they can win the cup. If they can't, well, I can't bring myself to contemplate the alternative.
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September 14, 2003, 18:58
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England...
Bouhouhou... sniff! Sob!
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September 14, 2003, 18:58
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Carling would be too busy looking for his next ****!
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You mean after his last one shuffled off the mortal in the back of a black BMW in a Paris tunnel?
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September 14, 2003, 19:26
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it's a cute tunnel and an uncalled for feeder line.That tunnel does not deserve to have it's name questionned in this way. Oh and btw NZ / Eng should win, the only team that can beat both is France and they can lose to anyone.
Edit: Sorry. except Wales
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September 14, 2003, 20:09
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iEdit: Sorry. except Wales
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Any Welshmen contemplating posting just changed their minds!
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September 14, 2003, 20:12
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Mmm... nobody has faith in Australia? they are locals... (and the reigning world champions) let´s give them some credit
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Oh and btw NZ / Eng should win, the only team that can beat both is France and they can lose to anyone.
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Yep. i agree with you
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Edit: Sorry. except Wales
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September 14, 2003, 20:47
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Obviously I will be supporting Ireland. But will look at the Argentine results closely as, IMHO they are very similer in play to the northern hemisphere teams and the best chance this time of encouraging a smaller rugby playing nation that they may compete with the best
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September 14, 2003, 21:12
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Obviously I will be supporting Ireland. But will look at the Argentine results closely as, IMHO they are very similer in play to the northern hemisphere teams and the best chance this time of encouraging a smaller rugby playing nation that they may compete with the best
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I couldn´t agree more with you. Only playing against the best teams in the world will help us to improve our national team. It´s a shame that we don´t face stronger domestic competition in our continent 
BTW, after that game in france in 1999, a feeling of "strong rivalry" with Ireland was born (at least in Argentina).
We really enjoy playing against Ireland. i don´t know... i can´t explain it... but seeing that green shirt in front of us... it force us to play in a higher level
Really! i love the Pumas-Ireland games!!!
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September 14, 2003, 21:20
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I couldn´t agree more with you. Only playing against the best teams in the world will help us to improve our national team. It´s a shame that we don´t face stronger domestic competition in our continent
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I suppose Uruguay doesn't present much of a challenge. What other South American countries play rugby anyway?
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September 14, 2003, 21:22
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Sadly for the pumas, their cause won't be helped by the loss of the captain during training yesterday.
Damaged knee ligaments will rule him out of the WC.
Go All-Blacks! 
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September 14, 2003, 21:23
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Apart from Uruguay... Chile has a "decent" team.
By decent i mean: Argentina don´t score more than 100 points in the matches with Chile
Seriously, apart from Uruguay and Chile (USA and Canada in north america) the rest of the countries suck.
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September 14, 2003, 21:25
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Sadly for the pumas, their cause won't be helped by the loss of the captain during training yesterday.
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Yep. Poor Arbizu
But what really pissed me off is that we weren´t playing an international test match!! it was a mere game against a provincial team
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September 14, 2003, 21:25
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Mmm... nobody has faith in Australia? they are locals... (and the reigning world champions) let´s give them some credit
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You obviously haven't seen them play this season. The pack is average at best, and, most puzzling of all, there is absolutely no connection with the backline. Puzzling because that's always been one of our strengths. I think we can probably make it to the semi-finals, but to go any further will mean the management has found answers to problems that have plagued us for more than 12 months. Bear in mind, too, that playing at home can often be a curse rather than a blessing. The pressure to perform can be a killer.
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September 14, 2003, 21:27
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The pack is average at best, and, most puzzling of all, there is absolutely no connection with the backline. Puzzling because that's always been one of our strengths. I think we can probably make it to the semi-finals, but to go any further will mean the management has found answers to problems that have plagued us for more than 12 months. Bear in mind, too, that playing at home can often be a curse rather than a blessing. The pressure to perform can be a killer.
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So... are you suggesting me to place a bet on the pumas in the opening match?
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September 14, 2003, 21:29
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BTW, are you going to organize a predictions tournament for the world cup 2003?
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September 14, 2003, 21:36
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We probably could. It's a lot of games though, so we would have to start organising the margins on most of them now.
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September 14, 2003, 21:50
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It would be a long shot. The lovely thing is though is that they have the type of game that could do it. The Argentine forwards are easily the best of the lower ranked teams and are, on their day, more than capable of competing in any tight game (except against Eng).
Yeah, in the right circumstances they could do it.
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September 14, 2003, 22:15
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So... are you suggesting me to place a bet on the pumas in the opening match?
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Why not? As long as you don't mortgage your house to do it. Our biggest problem will be against teams with strong packs who shunt ours around. If you've got the game elsewhere on the paddock to take advantage of the forward superiority, anything could happen.
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September 14, 2003, 22:19
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BTW, are you going to organize a predictions tournament for the world cup 2003?
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As Caligastia said, there are a lot of games. We could probably organise to bet on selected games - making sure we include everyone's favourite teams at least once.
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September 15, 2003, 05:53
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And, in what may be my last contribution for a while, and before the late-thread-spam wars begin anew ...
Have we used Rugby - Hands in the ruck! before?
or perhaps something to do with a lineout (can't remember the call for that offhand)?
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September 15, 2003, 08:07
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Or something to do with the World Cup?
Like Rugby - Watch The Fat Old Pom Forwards Melt!
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September 15, 2003, 08:49
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Ignoring that "humming as high as a hippy" bait - how about Rugby - the World in Union
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